Haglund LaDawn - Closing the rights gap : from human rights to social transformation

M. RODWAN ABOUHARB is a senior lecturer on international relations and director of the MSc International Public Policy Program in the Department of Political Science at University College London. His research examines domestic economic and political change, international economic integration, and how the types of international governance regimes affect the likelihood of civil war, repression, or the promotion of economic development. His book Structural Adjustment and Human Rights , co-authored with David Cingranelli and published by Cambridge University Press in 2007, examines the impact of World Bank and IMF structural adjustment agreements on government respect for a variety of human rights. It was named the Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2009. He and Cingranelli also examine the impact of the World Bank and IMF programs on human rights (published in International Studies Quarterly and Review of International Organisations ). Research co-authored with Susan Aaronson examines how the norms the WTO promotes may improve some democratic rights (published in International Studies Quarterly ) and good governance (published in World Trade Review ). With Laura Moyer and Megan Schmidt, they examine how greater levels of de facto judicial independence improve government respect for physical-integrity rights (published in Journal of Human Rights ).

RIMJHIM AGGARWAL is an associate professor and senior sustainability scientist at Arizona State University. A central focus of her research has been on examining the links between globalization, the resilience of social-ecological systems, and human well-being. In current research she is examining the emerging conflicts in the framing of water as a human right as well as an economic, ecological, and social good in rapidly urbanizing regions, with focus on Delhi, So Paulo, and Johannesburg. She is also currently engaged in research projects examining the impacts of globalization and climate change on agricultural and water governance, farm livelihoods, and food security in India, Nepal, Thailand, and Arizona. Her work has been published in Journal of Human Rights , World Development , International Journal of Urban and Regional Research , and Population and Environment , among others. Dr. Aggarwal has also worked as a senior consultant for the United Nations Universitys World Institute for Development Economics Research and the World Bank. In recognition of her efforts in use-inspired research and community outreach, Dr. Aggarwal received the Arizona State University Presidents Award for Sustainability in 2010. She holds a PhD in economics from Cornell University.

LEONARDO J. ALVARADO is an adjunct instructor at the University of Arizona College of Law and an independent legal consultant. He was previously a legal advisor to former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, professor James Anaya. He also previously worked as a human rights specialist and staff attorney at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States. Previous publications include Prospects and Challenges in the Implementation of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights under International Law: Lessons from the Case of Awas Tingni v. Nicaragua , Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law , Vol. 24, Number 3 (2007).

SUMUDU ATAPATTU is associate director of the Global Legal Studies Center at the University of Wisconsin Law School and lead counsel for human rights at the Center for International Sustainable Development Law, Canada. Her publications include Emerging Principles of International Environmental Law (2006), as well as numerous articles and chapters on human rights and sustainable development.